The newly launched CreativeStirling.org kicked off with a magnificent mural in the yard of Stirling jail.
This is a group of artists working under the start-up company CreativeStirling.org which aims to bring together and facilitate the work of artists, designers,musicians and filmmakers in the area.
Yet another example of how Scotland is buzzing with innovative art projects despite the recession.
Our third Forth Valley Open Studios proved to be successful too though some studios reported a reduction in footfall, something we attribute tothe cost of petrol. People tended to go to areas where there were clusters of artists.
Nevertheless I got two unexpected visitors last Saturday despite the event having finished a month ago. A young Japanese woman and her Dutch companion had picked up our FVOS brochure from the Smith Museum and Gallery in Stirling, where we have our current exhibition of members work, and they decided to visit, not noticing the date was June not July.
However, I welcomed them in and after the usual tour of our garden with its collection of 15 sculptures and studio we settled for “Pimms in the patio” ( something we have now got off to a fine art and proves very popular with visitors) I asked them why they had chosen my studio out of the 70 plus other venues.
Their answer was illuminating- because I offered inter-activity and worked with new technology.
Incidentally as a result of the Open Studios I have been offered a digital residency.
